Anemone plant named ‘APANFARRH’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Anemone  plant named ‘APANFARRH’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; early and freely flowering habit; single-type flowers that are red purple in color and arranged in tight inflorescences; and good garden performance.

Botanical designation: Anemone hupehensis.

Cultivar denomination: ‘APANFARRH’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Anemone,botanically known as Anemone hupehensis and hereinafter referred to bythe name ‘APANFARRH’.

The new Anemone plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the Inventor in Yamatsuri-machi, Fukushima, Japan. Theobjective of the breeding program is to create new compact Anemoneplants with numerous attractive flowers.

The new Anemone plant originated from a cross-pollination made by theInventor on Sep. 14, 2011 in Yamatsuri-machi, Fukushima, Japan ofAnemone hupehensis ‘Diana’, not patented, as the female, or seed,parent, with an unnamed selection of Anemone hupehensis, not patented,as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Anemone plant was discovered andselected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progenyof the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environmentin Yamatsuri-machi, Fukushima, Japan on Sept. 20, 2013.

Asexual reproduction of the new Anemone by root cuttings in a controlledenvironment in Yamatsuri-machi, Fukushima, Japan since Oct. 10, 2013 hasshown that the unique features of this new Anemone plant are stable andreproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Anemone have not been observed under all possiblecombinations of environmental conditions and various cultural practices.The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmentalconditions such as temperature and light intensity without, however, anyvariance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘APANFARRH’. These characteristics incombination distinguish ‘APANFARRH’ as a new and distinct Anemone plant:

-   -   1. Upright and compact plant habit.    -   2. Moderately vigorous growth habit.    -   3. Early and freely flowering habit.    -   4. Single-type flowers that are red purple in color and arranged        in tight inflorescences.    -   5. Good garden performance.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of the femaleparent, ‘Diana’. Plants of the new Anemone differ primarily from plantsof ‘Diana’ in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Anemone are more compact than plants of        ‘Diana’.    -   2. Plants of the new Anemone are more freely flowering than        plants of ‘Diana’.    -   3. Plants of the new Anemone and ‘Diana’ differ in flower color        as plants of ‘Diana’ have pink-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of the male parentselection. Plants of the new Anemone differ primarily from plants of themale parent selection in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Anemone are taller than plants of the male        parent selection.    -   2. Plants of the new Anemone are more freely flowering than        plants of the male parent selection.    -   3. Plants of the new Anemone and the male parent selection        differ in flower color as plants of the male parent selection        have pink-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of Anemonehupehensis ‘Pretty Lady Susan’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,331.In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Anemone and ‘Pretty LadySusan’ differ primarily in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Anemone are more compact than plants of        ‘Pretty Lady Susan’.    -   2. Plants of the new Anemone and ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ differ in        flower color as plants of ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ have deep        pink-colored flowers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearanceof the new Anemone plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonablypossible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in thephotographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in thedetailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors ofthe new Anemone plant.

The photograph on the first sheet is a side perspective view of atypical plant of ‘APANFARRH’ in a container.

The photograph at the top of the second sheet comprises a close-up viewof a typical flowering plant of ‘APANFARRH’.

The photograph at the bottom of the second sheet comprises a close-upview of typical leaves of ‘APANFARRH’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurementsand values describe plants grown during the summer in 17-cm containersin an outdoor nursery in Mijdrecht, The Netherlands and under culturalpractices typical of commercial Anemone production. During theproduction of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 14° C. to 28° C.and night temperatures ranged from 6° C. to 16° C. Plants were fourmonths old when the photographs and description were taken. In thefollowing description, color references are made to The RoyalHorticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 Edition, except where generalterms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Anemone hupehensis ‘APANFARRH’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Anemone hupehensis ‘Diana’, not            patented.        -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Unnamed selection of Anemone            hupehensis, not patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—In vitro propagation.        -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About 15 days at soil            temperatures of 20° C. to 25° C.        -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About 25 days at soil            temperatures of 15° C. to 20° C.        -   Root description.—Medium in thickness, fleshy; typically            white in color, actual color of the roots is dependent on            substrate composition, water quality, fertilizer type and            formulation, substrate temperature and physiological age of            roots.        -   Rooting habit.—Moderately freely branching; medium density.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Herbaceous perennial; upright and            compact plant habit with leaves developing from basal            rosettes; about 30 basal rosettes developing per plant;            narrowly ovate to narrowly oblong in shape; moderately            vigorous growth habit.        -   Plant height.—About 37.8 cm.        -   Plant diameter.—About 33.4 cm.-   Leaf description:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate; compound with three leaflets per            leaf.        -   Length, leaves.—About 9 cm.        -   Width, leaves.—About 8.4 cm.        -   Length, leaflets.—About 6.9 cm.        -   Width, leaflets.—About 3.5 cm.        -   Shape, leaves.—Broadly ovate.        -   Shape, leaflets.—Ovate to broadly ovate.        -   Apex, leaflets.—Acute.        -   Base, leaflets.—Obtuse to hastate.        -   Margin, leaflets.—Serrate.        -   Texture and luster, leaflets, upper surface.—Sparsely            pubescent; slightly glossy.        -   Texture and luster, leaflets, lower surface.—Moderately            pubescent along veins; dull.        -   Venation pattern, leaflets.—Palmate, laciniate.        -   Color.—Developing leaflets, upper surface: Close to between            143A and 144A. Developing leaflets, lower surface: Close to            143B. Fully expanded leaflets, upper surface: Slightly            darker than between NN137A and 147A; venation, close to            144A. Fully expanded leaflets, lower surface: Close to            between 148B and 191B; venation, close to 144A.        -   Leaf petioles.—Length: About 11.4 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm.            Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color,            upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144A.        -   Leaflet petioles.—Length: About 1.7 cm. Diameter: About            1 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous.            Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 143B.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower arrangement and flowering habit.—Single-type rotate            flowers arranged in simple and compound cymes; freely            flowering habit with 600 flowers developing per plant;            flowers face mostly upright to slightly outwardly.        -   Fragrance.—None detected.        -   Natural flowering season.—Plants of the new Anemone begin            flowering about 10.5 months after planting and flower during            the late summer in The Netherlands.        -   Flower longevity.—Individual flowers last about one week on            the plant; flowers not persistent.        -   Inflorescence height.—About 20.3 cm.        -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 12.3 cm.        -   Flower diameter.—About 5.9 cm by 7 cm.        -   Flower length (depth).—About 1.7 cm.        -   Flower buds.—Length: About 1.3 cm. Diameter: About 8 mm.            Shape: Ovate. Color: Close to between N186C and 200A;            towards the base, close to 145A to 145B.        -   Petals.—Absent.        -   Sepals.—Quantity and arrangement: Five arranged in a single            whorl. Length: About 3.4 cm. Width: About 2.4 cm. Shape:            Obovate. Apex: Obtuse to broadly acute. Base: Attenuate.            Margin: Entire; undulate. Texture and luster, upper surface:            Smooth, glabrous; velvety; matte. Texture and luster, lower            surface: Densely pubescent; matte. Color: When opening,            upper surface: Close to 71A to 71C. When opening, lower            surface: Close to 72C to 72D and N186C; towards the base,            close to 146D. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 71A and            slightly darker than 71B and 71C; color does not fade with            development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 71A and            NN74C; color does not fade with development.        -   Peduncles.—Length: About 25.3 cm. Diameter: About 3.5 mm.            Aspect: Mostly erect to 10° from vertical. Strength: Strong.            Texture: Pubescent. Color: Close to 143A.        -   Pedicels.—Length: About 8.4 cm. Diameter: About 0.125 mm.            Aspect: Erect to about 30° from the peduncle axis. Strength:            Strong. Color: Close to 138A occasionally tinged with close            to between N200A to 200B.        -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen number per flower:            About 190. Filament length: About 6 mm. Filament color:            Close to NN155C to NN155D. Anther shape: Reniform. Anther            length: About 1 mm. Anther color: Close to 17B. Amount of            pollen: Scarce. Pollen color: Close to 11D. Gynoecium:            Pistil number per flower: About 200. Pistil length: About            1 mm. Stigma shape: Club-shaped. Stigma color: Close to            N144C. Style length: About 0.5 mm. Style color: Close to            N144D. Ovary color: Close to 145A.        -   Seeds and fruits.—Seed and fruit development have not been            observed on plants of the new Anemone.-   Garden performance: Plants of the new Anemone have been observed to    have good garden performance, to tolerate high temperatures of about    35° C. and to be hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 4.-   Pathogen & pest resistance: Plants of the new Anemone have not been    observed to be resistant to pests and pathogens common to Anemone    plants.

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Anemone plant named ‘APANFARRH’ asillustrated and described.